The United States of America and the Russian Federation are working on agreement to end the war in Ukraine, which will consolidate the occupation of its territories by the Russian army.

He writes about this. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. According to them, this is what will be discussed during a personal meeting between Donald Trump and Putin next week. Washington is now trying to get support from Kyiv and its European allies for this uncertain agreement.

Kremlin ruler Putin is demanding that Ukraine completely withdraw its troops from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as relinquish occupied Crimea. In return, Moscow will cease offensive operations in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions"along the current front lines."

The article notes that such a development would be a significant achievement for Putin, who has long sought direct talks with the United States without Ukraine and its partners. Meanwhile, Europe fears that it will have to monitor compliance with the ceasefire while Russia rebuilds its military capabilities.

The interlocutors stressed that the terms and details of the potential agreement are not yet finalized and may change. Its goal is to freeze the active phase of the war, creating conditions for a ceasefire and further technical negotiations on a final settlement.

It is still unclear whether Putin will agree to participate in a three-way meeting with Trump and Zelensky, which is reportedly planned for next week, even if he manages to reach an agreement with the US president. According to the sources, many officials are skeptical about his willingness to end the war and doubt that he is truly interested in a peaceful settlement that would not meet his ambitions.

Trump and Putin meeting

The ten-day period ends today ultimatum that US President Donald Trump issued to Russia He insisted on achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine during this time, warning that if the initiative was ignored, the United States would impose secondary sanctions against third countries that continued to buy Russian oil and gas.

As part of the diplomatic efforts, a meeting between Trump's special representative, Steve Witkoff, and Putin took place in Moscow on the eve of the deadline.

According to official Kremlin reports, the talks were"constructive" and accompanied by a "mutual exchange of signals" regarding the war in Ukraine and the prospects for strategic cooperation.

Donald Trump in public statements called the meeting very productive and even declared significant progress. However, no formal ceasefire agreement has been reached.

The US does not hide its desire to organize a trilateral meeting between Trump, Zelensky and Putin , which could be the first step towards de-escalating the war.

However, Moscow reacted to this with restraint: they noted that Putin was ready for negotiations exclusively with the US president, excluding a format with the participation of Ukraine.